A week later, Chloe sold the marital home.
When she listed it with the agent, he asked what price she wanted. She said, "Whatever. As long as it sells."
The agent glanced at her, hesitant to speak. In the end, it sold for 20 percent below market value. The buyers were a young couple. The wife was 4 months pregnant.
During the viewing, she held her husband's hand and kept saying, "This yard is so beautiful. It must be full of flowers in spring."
Chloe stood in the living room, watching the pregnant woman rub her belly and smile. Her eyes stung.
When she had bought this house, she'd had the same dream. A nursery, a crib, a little yellow duck bathtub, fairy-tale wallpaper on the walls.
She had spent 3 whole months choosing everything, picking each item herself, imagining teaching her ch
